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1021 Cover imageChicago Ill. May 10 (A-4), red datestamp on 1852 folded letter to Edinburgh, Scotland, black "24" in circle rate handstamp, black British "19" and "1/-" one shilling due handstamps, backstamped "America Liverpool My26 52F", very fine, Reference: illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 22) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $55.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:26 AM
1022 Cover imageChicago Ills. Feb 10 (A-6), black datestamp on 1854 cover to Sacramento, California, red straight-line "Paid" and "Paid 6" in arc, light edge wear, very fine, a rare use of the "Paid 6" handstamp which only appeared for a short time in 1854, Reference: illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 23) (Image 1)

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CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:27 AM
1023 Cover imageChicago Ills. Feb 7 (A-6), black datestamp on oversized wrapper to Rockford, Illinois, two strikes of red "Paid" and "9" in circle rate handstamp, light wrinkles, very fine, scarce for such a large piece to have survived intact (Image 1)

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SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:27 AM
1024 Cover image"Free S.A. Douglas", free frank on cover to "The Salem Register, Salem, Essex County, Mass.", small tears, very fine signature, Stephen A. Douglas served as a Representative from Illinois from 1843 to 1847, a Senator from Illinois from 1847 until his death in 1861, and is best remembered for his series of debates with Abraham Lincoln between August and October 1858 (Image 1)



SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:28 AM
1025 Cover imageChicago Stampless Cover Group 1835/55, 20 covers, variety of different datestamps and rate markings, mixed quality but many strikes and covers fine or better, an interesting group (Image 1)

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SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:30 AM
1026 Cover imageChicago 1830s/50s Postmark Group, small group of ten folded letter and covers including: January 7 A-1 postmark on 1836 folded letter, April 21 A-1 postmark in black with straight-line “Paid” on 1840 folded letter, April 17 A-2 postmark in blue on 1842 folded letter, August 26 A-3 postmark in red with straight-line “Paid” on 1844 folded letter to John T. Haight, September 7 A-3 postmark in red with cog” “5” on 1848 folded letter from J.B.F. Russell, September 11 A-3 postmark in red with cog “10” on 1849 folded letter from Larrabee & Williams, February 18 A-4 postmark in red with cog “10” on 1851 printed bank form, February 22 A-4 postmark in black with red “Paid 3” on cover to New York, September 5 AN-1 postmark in red, and September 29 AN-2 postmark in blue on 1853 cover, mostly fine to very fine strikes, an interesting group with worthwhile contents for the Chicago postal historian (Image 1)

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SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:31 AM
1027 Cover imageExtraordinary Chicago Stampless Cover Collection 1830s/50s, approximately 156 covers and folded letters in two binders, highlights too numerous to mention everything but we note (in roughly chronological order): 1834 folded letter to Boston, 1838 "Sept" four-letter month postmark (very few known), 1838 folded letter from future Mayor B.W. Raymond, 1839 folded letter to Scotland, 1839 folded letter to Lower Canada, 1842 folded letter written by William Larrabee for William Butler Ogden, 1845 folded letter to New York sent part paid, 1845 turned cover, 1846 folded letter from R.K. Swift (promoter of E.W. Hadley's private perforations), 1848 red "2" drop letter handstamp, 1849 latest known use of postmark A-4a, 1855 24c rate to England, various "3 Paid" datestamps, 9c, 15c, and 21c rate markings, 1858 stampless cover to Germany, free franks from Isaac Newton Arnold, Walter Atwood Burleigh, and incoming cover to Justin Smith Morrill, and much more, some small faults but generally fine to very fine, a collection that must be viewed to be fully appreciated as it represents a lifetime of work and would be impossible to duplicate, an extraordinary opportunity for the dedicated postal historian (Image 1)

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SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:32 AM
1028 Cover image1, 1847 5c Red brown, single with mostly full margins and large sheet margin at left, cancelled with red grid and tied by "5" in cogwheel, matching "Chicago Ill. Dec 1" datestamp (A-4a) on 1849 folded lettersheet to Springfield, Illinois, very fine, this postmark was only in use from November 1849 through January 1850 (Image 1)

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SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:33 AM
1029 Cover image1, 1847 5c Red brown, four full margins, tied by red grid to cover to New York City, matching "Chicago Ill. Nov 28" datestamp, 1850 docketing, manuscript "Due 5", small faults including ink erosion and even overall toning, fine appearance, 1976 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 1)

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SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:33 AM
1030 Cover,Used image11 var, 1856 3c Brownish carmine, Type II, single with unofficial Chicago perforations measuring 12½, tied by "Chicago Ill. Jan 21 1857" datestamp to cover to Shelbyville, Illinois, stamp with small faults including both lefthand corners damaged before application, otherwise fine appearance, the so-called "Chicago perforations" were created by Elijah W. Hadley, the entire history of this stamp can be found in articles by Jerome Wagshall and Wilson Hulme (Chronicle Vol. 38, No. 2 and Vol. 49, No. 2-3), 1984 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 1)

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SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:34 AM
1031 Cover image"Rufus Blanchard, Map Publisher, 52 Lasalle St., Chicago", whimsical design on reverse of cover to Dubuque, Iowa, franked with 1851 3c Dull red (11) tied by "Chicago Ill. Apr 2 1857" datestamp, small backflap tears, very fine appearance, Blanchard was a prominent early publisher in Chicago, the same year this cover was sent he produced Chicago's first street guide (Image 1)

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SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:35 AM
1032 image"Florence Sewing Machine Co., Western Office and Salesroom", beautiful illustrated design in blue on cover to Mattoon, Illinois, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by blue "Chicago Ill Jan 14 1863" datestamp and target, very fine and attractive (Image 1)

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SOLD for $65.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:36 AM
1033 Cover imageChicago Ill May 28 1862 (A-13), blue datestamp duplexed with target ties 1861 1c Blue and 3c Rose (63, 65) to cover to "Mr. Frank Fischer, Co. F 26th Reg. Wis. Vol., Washington, Dis Col", stamps and cover small faults, fine appearance, a rare to-the-mails carrier use with perhaps only a dozen examples known (Image 1)

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SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:37 AM
1034 Cover imageChicago Ill Sep 27 1862 (A-13), blue duplex on 1c Blue star die entire to Port Hope, Canada, sent via closed bag from Chicago exchange office to Toronto where a black "1ct" rate handstamp was applied, "Port Hope C.W. Sp 30 62" backstamp, very fine, illustrated in the Chronicle (Vol. 50, No. 4, page 312) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:38 AM
1035 Cover imageChicago Ill Sep 14 U (A-14), double circle datestamp duplexed with circle of wedges ties pair of 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, cornercard for "U.S. Sanitary Commission", faults along top edge, still fine strike, one of two recorded covers with the letter "U" datestamp (the other of which we recently sold in the Challenger Collection), Piszkiewicz believes this initial stands for "Union Station" and was quickly replaced by the letter "X" (Image 1)

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SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:39 AM
1036 Cover imageChicago Postmarks with Letters Group, includes 17 "RA" covers (Randolph Street Station), 7 "SB" covers (South Bound), 6 "X" covers (Union Depot), and 3 "GA" covers (Galena Depot), some mixed condition but plenty of fine to very fine strikes, see Piszkiewicz Chapter 6 for further discussion of these interesting cancellations (Image 1)

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SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:40 AM
1037 Cover imageChicago Supplementary Mail Sep 18 (A-17), blue datestamp on 3c Pink entire to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1863 docketing at left, very fine and fresh, a choice strike of this marking (Image 1)

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SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:41 AM
1038 Cover imageChicago Supplementary Mail Oct 23 (A-17), blue circular datestamp ties 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Concord, New Hampshire, very fine strike and cover, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 32) (Image 1)

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CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:41 AM
1039 Cover imageChicago Supplementary Mail Apr 9 (A-18), 1866 black double circle datestamp on 3c Pink entire to Copenhagen, Denmark, black "New York Am. Pkt. 23" credit datestamp, Prussian and Danish crayon due markings, backstamps including Aachen transit and Copenhagen arrival, very fine and unusual supplementary mail use, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 41) (Image 1)

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CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:41 AM
1040 Cover imageChicago Supplementary Mail Jun 12 (A-18), double circle datestamp in blue ties two 1861 3c Rose (65, perforation tip staining) to 1866 cover to Newburgh, New York, very fine strike and cover, an attractive double-rate supplementary mail use, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 39) (Image 1)

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CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 10:42 AM

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